~Masterpiece~

YOU are a masterpiece. The Greek word for masterpiece is Poiema (POY-ay-muh) We have derived our word, Poem, from this word~Masterpiece.

You are God's masterfully written poem. "For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them"~Ephesians 2:10. I enjoy poetry and I enjoy writing poetry. Poems come in a variety of styles: limerick, sonnet, haiku, narrative, epic, couplet, free verse, to list a few. Poetry is a genre that has a lot of variation. Some poems are extremely structured, following a certain rhyme scheme and syllable count, while others allow more creative freedom.

God created us to be His living Poem. We are all varied and unique just as the varieties of poems. In His infinite wisdom and imagination YOU were created. He made us all with our various gifts and talents. Some of us were created with what others perceive as a "handicap". All Poems are inspired with a purpose in mind.

We all were created in the image of God. I believe that being created in the image of God is that we are to be like Jesus. In Col. 1:15 we are told that Jesus Christ is "the image of the invisible God." In Hebrews 1:3 Jesus is said to be "the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature." It appears that being in the image of God is about reflecting Him in some way. (taken from Mobile Multiply app).

Putting this all together...God created us in His image....to be a reflection of Him. He created us as His masterpiece...to be an individual "style" of Poem to worship Him and radiate Him. God made us to reflect Him and to "poetically" illustrate His workmanship, attributes, and characteristics. Our identity rests in Him as we radiate His likeness.

Reflect on what it means to be made in the image of God...being his Poetry in Motion :)